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Gateway E3400 User Manual (126 pages)

Brand: Gateway | Category: Computer cases | Size: 3.84 MB |

English

Table of contents

E3400 Mid Tower

1

System Manual

1

Contents

2

Convention Description

6

Features

8

2 System Features

9

Front panel

10

4 System Features

11

Back panel

12

6 System Features

13

Inside the computer

14

System board

15

System board 9

16

Riser card

17

Riser card 11

18

12 System Features

19

System Setup

20

Starting your system

21

Starting your system 15

22

Turning off your system

23

Resetting your system

23

Case Access

24

18 Case Access

25

Opening the case

26

20 Case Access

27

Opening the case 21

28

Right panel

28

To remove the left panel:

29

Closing the case

30

To replace the right panel:

31

Replacing and

32

Adding System

32

Components

32

The drive cage

33

Reinserting the drive cage

36

To reinsert the drive cage:

36

Replacing the diskette drive

37

Replacing or adding drives 31

38

Diskette

38

Replacing the CD drive

39

To replace the CD drive:

39

Replacing or adding drives 33

40

CD drive

40

Replacing or adding drives 35

42

Filler panel

42

5.25-inch

43

Hard drive

44

Metal points

45

Side rail

45

Replacing or adding drives 39

46

Drive tray rails

46

Drive tray release tabs

47

Replacing or adding drives 41

48

Adding or replacing memory

50

Adding or replacing memory 45

52

Adding an expansion card

53

Expansion

55

Plastic tab

55

Replacing the AGP card

56

Replacing the battery

57

Replacing the battery 51

58

Replacing the power supply

59

Replacing the power supply 53

60

Replacing the system board

61

To replace the system board:

63

Replacing the system board 57

64

Hinge pins

64

Ta b s lo ts

65

To remove the heat sink:

66

To remove the processor:

67

To replace the heat sink:

68

Using the BIOS

70

Setup Utility

70

Updating the BIOS

72

Recovery mode

73

To recover the BIOS:

74

Using the BIOS Setup Utility

75

Managing Your

76

Line conditioners

77

■ ScanDisk

78

■ Check Disk

78

■ Disk Defragmenter

78

Checking hard drive space

79

To check hard drive space:

79

Backingupfiles

79

Deleting unneeded files

79

To delete .tmp files:

80

74 Managing Your System

81

6 Click OK

81

System integrity

82

To remove a virus:

83

System recovery

84

System power management

85

Cleaning Your

86

Cleaning the keyboard

87

Cleaning the monitor screen

87

Troubleshooting

88

Troubleshooting checklist

89

CD drive problems

90

84 Troubleshooting

91

Hard drive problems

92

Memory/processor problems

93

Modem problems

94

Peripheral/adapter problems

95

Probable Cause Solution

96

Printer problems

97

System problems

99

The mouse does not work

100

Video problems

101

The video is distorted

102

96 Troubleshooting

103

Error messages

104

98 Troubleshooting

105

Error Message Solutions

106

100 Troubleshooting

107

Regulatory, and

108

Setting up your system

109

Care during use

109

American users

111

Canadian users

113

European users

114

Japanese users

115

EMI statement

116

Laser safety statement

117

Television antenna connectors

117

TV/cable TV tuner cards)

117

Reference Grounding component

118

All rights reserved

119

Trademark acknowledgments

119

Specifications

120

114 Specifications

121

Index 115

122

Index 117

124

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